European football: Vinícius hat trick brings Real Madrid, Bayern takes victory | European club football

Vinícius Júnior scored a hat trick real Madrid With a confident 4-0 win at the Bernabéu, they broke a two-game winning streak in all competitions Osasuna.

After surprising defeats against Barcelona and Milan, their first consecutive home defeats in over three years, Real suffered two serious early setbacks against Osasuna as striker Rodrygo and defender Éder Militão both left the field injured. The latter suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury and required surgery, the club later announced. He will be absent for several months.

But on the day, Carlo Ancelotti brought Brahim Diaz and 21-year-old academy defender Raúl Asencio off the bench and his side kept their composure, led by a brilliant performance from Vinícius. The Brazilian striker opened the scoring in the 34th minute after confidently using a pass from Jude Bellingham to avoid the offside trap and firing an unstoppable shot past Sergio Herrera. Bellingham regained his goal-scoring instincts by scoring his first goal of the season with a brilliant lob eight minutes later.

Real’s replacement right-back Lucas Vázquez was also sent off, but Vinícius extended the lead with a superb goal in the 61st minute, running on a long pass from his goalkeeper Andriy Lunin before rounding Herrera and tapping into the empty net. Eight minutes later, Diaz stole the ball from a distracted defender on the edge of the penalty area and placed it on a plate for Vinícius to shoot into the goal and secure an emphatic victory with his second hat-trick in four games.

Second-placed Real climbed to 27 points and is six points behind leaders Barcelona, ​​who have played as many games and visit Real Sociedad on Sunday.

Bayern Munich achieved a nervous 1-0 victory St. Pauli Thanks to a sensational 30-yard shot from Jamal Musiala, he remains undefeated at the top of the Bundesliga.

Bayern had the upper hand at the start, but were unable to defeat the hosts straight away. Newly promoted St. Pauli looked confident, gradually became more aggressive and created a few chances of their own. However, when the hosts pressed for a goal, it was Bayern who struck in the 23rd minute.

Musiala won the ball from 30 yards out, took two steps and fired a wild shot that went past the crossbar for his fifth league goal.

Despite Bayern having more than 70% of the ball, St. Pauli proved to be a tough nut to crack and waited for the opportunity to score against Bayern on the counterattack. Towards the end of the game, Bayern were still close when Musiala first shot over the crossbar and then Harry Kane was unable to beat the Bochum goalkeeper from close range.

Bayern have 26 points, six points ahead of second place RB Leipzigwere the hosts Borussia Monchengladbach later on Saturday. Eintracht Frankfurt, which visits Stuttgart on Sunday, is in third place with 17 points.

Koji Miyoshi scored a goal in the 89th minute and caused a stir Bochum a 1-1 draw against the champions, Bayer Leverkusen. Leverkusen looked to be on their way to a 1-0 away win when Miyoshi equalized from close range. Patrik Schick had secured Leverkusen’s lead after Florian Wirtz sent a great ball through the Bochum goalkeeper’s legs, hit the post and rolled in to take the lead. Leverkusen is now nine points behind Bayern.

Borussia Dortmund suffered a 1:3 defeat Mainza fourth consecutive away defeat in the Bundesliga that increased the pressure on their coach Nuri Sahin, whose team is playing well in Europe but cannot pick up points away from home in the Bundesliga.

In the 27th minute, Dortmund had just 10 men left when Emre Can, under fire for his performances as captain, launched a reckless attack to earn a red card. Lee Jae-sung quickly gave Mainz the lead and while Serhou Guirassy equalized from the penalty spot, Jonathan Burkardt and Paul Nebel secured the points.

In Italy, the Turin derby is the headline game, as Juventus host Turin evening, afterwards Milan visit Cagliari.